Pennsylvania State University

The university also has the largest dues-paying alumni association in the world with over 156,100 members.
. Penn State has more than 460,000 living alumni that are located in all 50 states and many countries around the world. This design proved good enough to last well into the 1980s with emissions modifications while most others carburetors were dropped for the easier to build fuel injection when economy mattered.
. Similar carburetors include the Thermoquad and the Q-jet. This two-level 10,000-square-foot museum is located adjacent to Beaver Stadium.^[10]. While it has been derided by many as a poor performer, many have shown that with proper understanding, it can compete at most levels with other designs.

The University also opened a new Penn State All-Sports Museum in February 2002. By the end of the muscle car era, the Quadrajet setup had become the nearly-ubiquitous choice on PMD engines, due to its excellent economy and power characteristics. The ballpark will be oriented to the east, offering views of Mount Nittany. Spread-bore refers to either the distance between the primaries or to the difference in sizes between the primaries and secondaries. Construction of the new ballpark is expected to be complete in June 2006. This carburetor was later replaced by the Quadrajet, a spread bore. It will be host to both the university baseball team as well as the State College Spikes, a minor league baseball team. PMD also had a square-bore 4-barrel at the time, but this was rated at a lower power than the Tri-Power.

Currently, ground has been broken for the construction of a new baseball stadium named Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. This went through various permutations before being banned by GM. Additionally, the university operates two golf courses for the golf teams, students, faculty and the general public, known as the Penn State Golf Courses. This was accomplished two ways, mechanically for the manual transmission models, and via a vacuum-switch on the automatics. Most of the other indoor teams play at Rec Hall, which was previously the long term home for the basketball teams as well. The Tri-Power setup included one center carburetor with idle control and two end carburetors that did not until the throttle was partly opened. The men's and women's basketball teams play in the Bryce Jordan Center. These were the basis for the Tri-Power setups on the engines.

The school also is home to one of the nation's best indoor tracks, named the Horace Ashenfelter Indoor Facility. PMD originally used Rochester 1-barrel carburetors for many years, but by the time of the second generation engines had switched mostly to the 2-barrel offerings. Penn State has been a powerhouse in fencing, winning 9 national championships in the sport since 1990. PMD engines were unique for their rear distributor, integrated water pump and timing chain cover, and separate valley pan and intake. Penn State's women's volleyball team has won 8 Big Ten championships in 14 years, including the 2003 & 2004 titles, and was the NCAA division I national champion in 1999. All Pontiac Motor Division (PMD) engines (pre-1980 unified GM) were designed around a low-RPM/high-torque model, as opposed to the ubiquitous Chevrolet Small-Block engine known for its smaller displacement and high RPM/high power design. In 1994, Penn State became the first team outside of the state of California to win a NCAA division I national championship in men's volleyball. See Pontiac V8 engine.

The school has a strong history in both men's and women's volleyball. Pontiac engines were not available in Canada, however, but were replaced with Chevrolet engines of similar size and power, resulting in such interesting and unusual (at least to American car fans) models as the 396 GTO. Penn State has many notable achievements in other sports. The 301 has a 4 inch bore and 3 inch stroke, identical to the vaunted Chevrolet and Ford 302 motors. They are for the Governor's Victory Bell with the University of Minnesota and the season-ending Land Grant Trophy game versus Michigan State University. Produced from 1977 through 1981, this motor has the distinction of being the last Pontiac V8 produced by PMD. Penn State plays in two football "trophy games" with other members of the Big Ten. The non-traditional Pontiac V8 was the 301 and the smaller displacement 265 in³.

It took 3 overtimes and 5 hours before Penn State kicked a game-winning field goal for a 26-23 victory. This dimensional similarity between engines of various capacity also made it possible for Pontiac to invent the modern muscle car, by the relatively simple process of placing its largest engines into its midsize cars, creating the Pontiac GTO. These two coaches faced one another in the 2006 FedEx Orange Bowl. This similarity (except the 301 & 265) makes rebuilding these engines particularly easy, as almost any Pontiac engine you can find will contain useful parts. He has led Penn State to 354 victories, placing him second for all-time Division I-A wins, trailing only Florida State's Bobby Bowden with 359. Sizes ranged from 265 in³ to 455 in³. Joe Paterno has been the head coach for the Nittany Lion football team since 1966. Pontiac's Second Generation V8 engines were nearly identical, allowing many parts to interchange from its advent in 1958 to its demise in 1981.

The school has long been know as "Linebacker U" for the number of quality linebackers that it has produced. A majority of Pontiac dealerships also sell GMC trucks - the trade name used by GM executives is the Pontiac/GMC division. The largest crowd ever at Beaver Stadium was on September 14, 2002, as 110,753 watched the Nittany Lions defeat the University of Nebraska by a score of 40-7. Called the Grand Prix GXP, it would give the Grand Prix its first V8 since 1987. The stadium is the second largest in the country with a seating capacity of over 107,282. Also, in 2005, Pontiac put a V8 under the hood of the Grand Prix. Penn State has a large football following and attracts tens of thousands of visitors to its campus, the area around which is also known as "Happy Valley," for tailgating and games on autumn Saturdays in Beaver Stadium. Solstice became one of hottest car America's throughout 2005 as Pontiac reported orders far beyond their ability to produce the car, and dealer mark-ups of thousands of dollars over sticker price, a rarity for GM in this time of deep incentives.

The team's fight song is "Fight On State" and other notable songs played at athletic endeavors include the Alma Mater and "Nittany Lion". It was launched on an episode of The Apprentice; the following day the first thousand Solstices were sold in just 41 minutes. In men's volleyball, Penn State participates in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA). In the summer of 2005, the Pontiac Solstice sports roadster arrived, and with it the renewed promise of style and driving fun. It participates in the NCAA Division I-A and in the Big Ten Conference for most sports. But its lackluster styling turned off many buyers and forced GM to add hood scoops and other styling touches in order to make the GTO look like the originals. However, these colors when used on the football team's uniforms would fade to dark blue and white and so the decision was made to permanently change the colors to the now familiar navy blue and white. Producing 400 hp from a thoroughly modern V8 engine, and with a world-class chassis, the new GTO is at least as good as its predecessors.

The school's official colors were originally black and pink. Beginning late 2004, GM's Holden division produced a version of their Monaro coupe with Pontiac trim and all the attitude of the original 1960s editions. Penn State's mascot is the Nittany Lion. Finding limitted numbers of smaller RWD coupe platforms, Pontiac looked to Holden, a GM division of Australia, for the platform of their GTO. The Trophy, which has been presented by the John Philip Sousa Foundation since 1982, is regarded as the nation's highest accolade for collegiate bands. One of his first ideas was to bring back the GTO in order to revive Pontiac's performance heritage in light of the Firebird's demise. In 2005, the Penn State Blue Band was honored with the Sudler Trophy. In 2001, Bob Lutz, the former Vice-Chairman of Chrysler Corporation was hired to help turn GM around.

In addition, WPSU-FM (radio) and WPSU-TV (television) originate their broadcasts from the Penn State campus. With the demise of the Fiero in 1988, Pontiac only offered badge engineered products from other GM divisions. The student run radio station is WKPS The LION 90.7 FM. While it was not performance oriented in its initial release, its final versions with improved suspension geometry and available 2.8L V6 made the Fiero a potent mid-engined sports car. The university yearbook is named La Vie. Drawing heavily from GM's parts bin, the Fiero was initially billed as a commuter car. In addition to the traditional paper publication, The Collegian went online as The Digital Collegian, starting in summer of 1996. That was until the Pontiac Fiero was introduced in 1983 as a 1984 model.

The student run newspaper is The Daily Collegian. From the late-1970's on to the late-1980's, while downsizing its North American operations, General Motors had little funds to spend on independent brand-specific performance platforms. This event has inspired many similar events at other universities throughout the country. And then, it too was gone. Dancers dance for 48 hours straight, raising millions of dollars for pediatric cancer care and research, generally through the Four Diamonds Fund. Most telling was the fate of the GTO - originally conceived as a powerful mid-size coupe, by 1974 the GTO option was offered only on the compact Ventura, a rebadged Chevrolet Nova. Every February, thousands of students participate in the Penn State Dance Marathon (Thon), the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. By 1972, few were left on the market.

It is also the home to LateNight Penn State, an endeavor designed to provide weekend entertainment in an alcohol-free environment. While production first started in the late 1950s, it did not hit its stride until the late 1960s. Most of the student organizations are headquartered at the Hetzel Union Building (HUB), which underwent significant renovations and enlargement beginning in 1997. Just about the time that these muscle cars were getting big attention, emissions regulations and oil shortages quickly ground them to a halt. 11-13% of the University Park population is affiliated with a Greek organization. This pattern continued through the late 1970s, after which the Trans Am became more of a luxury model than a real performance machine. Over seven hundred student organizations exist ^[9], as well as the largest Greek systems in the country. Early on, the Trans Am was most notable for having the very same 400 in³ V8 engine as its big GTO counterpart, but in a smaller body.

The National Research Council (NRC) rated Penn State's Department of Geography number one in the United States in 1995. Even more famous was the limited-edition Firebird Trans Am, which was first offered in 1969 and continued through the end of the Firebird in 2002. News Best Graduate Schools 2006, Penn State ranks. They did so in 2002, after 35 years of continuous production. According to U.S. The Firebird began to be seen as little more than an expensive Camaro - and when sales of the F-body twins began to falter, it didn't take long for GM to pull the plug. News Best Colleges 2006 ^[6], Penn State nationally ranks ^[7]:. Over time, Americans began to slowly switch to smaller FWD sport compacts like the Celica and Datsun Z, and Firebird sales slowly began to fall.

According to U.S. As upscale competition for sporty cars like the Ford Mustang or the Dodge Challenger, the Firebird was perfectly positioned. and the #39 university in the world. This body style and its underlying Chevrolet Nova chassis were shared with the Camaro, but the Firebird's engines and trim were totally different. Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Academic Ranking of World Universities 2005 ranks Penn State - University Park as the #30 university in the U.S. The Pontiac Firebird, introduced in 1967, was an F-body car that closely mirrored the styling and motor offerings of the LeMans/Tempest cars but was placed on a smaller, sportier platform. The Washington Monthly ranks Penn State as the #6 national university in the country. Throughout the 1960s, GTOs were well known for their combination of stunning looks and incredible performance.

The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2006 gives Penn State - University Park an academic rating of 4.5 stars out of 5. By being the first brand to feature a large engine in a mid size car Pontiac is often credited with launching the muscle car era. The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities, a book published by Greene's Guides, included Penn State among the Public Ivies, public universities that purportedly offer an academic experience of Ivy League or close caliber combined with affordably priced tuition. It was the first Mid Size GM vehicle to be powered by GM's 389 cubic inch V-8.
. The Pontiac GTO was introduced in 1964 by Pontiac's John DeLorean as an option package on the LeMans/Tempest (GM A-body) car. Penn State was the first university in the United States to ^[5]:. Wide-track gave the car a broader stance, by increasing the width between the wheels, and claimed greater stability and increased traction.

^[4]. After the introduction of the Bonneville in 1957, Pontiac's next success was the introduction of its Wide-Track suspension layout in 1959. The university library system began with a modest 1500 book library in Old Main, which has grown to its current 4.8 million volumes, in addition to nearly 500,000 maps, over 5 million microforms, and nearly 160,000 films and videos. For many years each GM division had its own market niche - Chevrolet was equated with value, Oldsmobile with technology, Buick was marketed affordable luxury, Cadillac as ultimate luxury and Pontiac embraced performance. The Penn State University Libraries are ranked twelfth among research libraries in North America. Since the 1957 introduction of the Bonneville, Pontiac marketing has emphasized performance; the division's slogan for many years was "We Build Excitment". 80% of first-year classes have 50 or fewer students, and classes are even smaller for upperclassmen and for all students at other campuses. .

When the medical school, college of technology, and law school are included, the ratio is 15:1. Another slang term used in the early stages of brand was "Indian" due the subject matter of its logo. The student to faculty ratio at Penn State campuses is 16:1. An alternate slang term for the marque among performance enthusiasts includes Poncho. Penn State is known for its Geography (#1 graduate program - National Research Council, 2001), Meteorology, and Geosciences programs, in the College of Earth & Mineral Sciences. The current Pontiac logo was originally meant to represent a Native American arrow-head. Over 10,000 students are enrolled in the university's graduate school, and over 70,000 degrees have been awarded since the school was founded in 1922 ^[3]. A Native American Headdress was used as a logo until 1956.

In 2003 the university devoted $545 million to research, ranking it 12th in the nation ^[2], and its researchers received nearly $400 million in outside grants toward their projects. As Pontiac' sales rose and Oakland's sales continued to decline, Pontiac became the only sudsidiary to survive its parent brand. The Smeal College of Business is AACSB accredited in business and is one of only four Pennsylvania schools to be AACSB accredited in accounting. Within months of its introduction Pontiac outsold Oakland. Penn State is a research university, known for its breadth of programs in engineering, architecture, economics, business, and the sciences. The first General Motors Pontiac was conceived as an affordable six cylinder that was intended to compete with more inexpensive four cylinder models. Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies is a special mission campus offering master's degrees, master's certification, and continuing professional education. The Pontiac name had been used on by another manufacturer in 1906, but that company did not survive.

Some of the larger campuses offer degree programs, while others only offer introductory courses. The Pontiac brand was introduced by General Motors in 1926 as the subsidiary to GM's Oakland Motor Car line. Penn State operates 19 Commonwealth Campuses throughout the state, where over 60% of Penn State first-year students begin their education. In the GM brand lineup, Pontiac is a mid-level brand featuring a more sporting, performance-driving experience for a reasonable price, and a youthful feel to its advertising. About 5000 students, or 12% of the total student population, are of minority ethnicity, and another 3000 are international students. Pontiac is a marque of automobile produced by General Motors and sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico from 1926 to the present. Slightly more than 54% of the students are male, and approximately 25% are from outside of Pennsylvania.

Approximately 34,000 undergraduate students and 6000 graduate students study at University Park. With an acceptance rate of 58%, it is the most selective campus in the Penn State system. The flagship of Penn State's 24 campuses, University Park, is found next to State College, just east of the geographic center of the state. In 2004, Penn State started celebrating its 150th anniversary, since 2005 marks the University's sesquicentennial.

To make up the difference, the University has turned to philanthropy, with 2003 marking the end of the Grand Destiny campaign–a seven-year effort which raised over $1.3 billion for the University. Even so, limited growth in state appropriations to the University have turned the school into the least-funded state school in the Big Ten on a per student basis. Currently, the University is the largest in Pennsylvania, and in 2003, it was credited with having the largest impact on the state economy of any organization, generating over $6 billion for the state on a budget of $2.5 billion. In 1989, the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport joined ranks with the University, and in 1997, so did the Dickinson School of Law.

In recent years, Penn State's role as a leader in education in Pennsylvania has become well-defined. As such, it belongs to the Commonwealth System of Higher Education. In the 1970s, The Pennsylvania State University became a state-related institution. Additionally, in 1967, the Hershey Medical Center, a college of medicine and hospital, was established with a $50 million gift from the Hershey Trust.

Under his leadership, which lasted from 1956-1970, the University added hundreds of acres of surrounding land, and nearly tripled enrollment to 40,000. Eric Walker, the University developed rapidly. In 1953, President Milton Eisenhower changed the school's name to The Pennsylvania State University, and under his successor, Dr. Around this time, Commonwealth campuses were started by President Ralph Hetzel to give an alternative to Depression-era students who were economically unable to leave home to attend college.

In the years that followed, Penn State grew significantly, becoming the state's largest source of baccalaureate degrees and reaching an enrollment of 5,000 in 1936. Atherton's grave rests in front of Schwab Auditorium near Old Main, the University Park campus's central administration building, and is marked by an engraved marble block resting in front of his statue. Contrary to popular belief, Atherton Hall is not named after President Atherton but Frances Atherton. For this, Atherton is widely credited with saving Penn State from bankruptcy, and is still honored today by the name of a major road in State College and its suburbs, Atherton Street.

Atherton also expanded the liberal arts and agriculture programs, and as a result, was rewarded with regular appropriations from the state beginning in 1887. Shortly after he introduced engineering studies, Penn State became one of the ten largest engineering schools in the nation. Atherton became president of the school in 1882, and began working to broaden the school's curriculum. George W.

In the following years, enrollment fell as the school tried to balance purely agricultural studies with a more classic education, falling to 64 undergraduates in 1875, a year after the school's name changed once again to The Pennsylvania State College. In 1862, the school's name was changed to The Agricultural College of Pennsylvania, and with the passage of the Morrill Land-Grant Act, Pennsylvania selected the school in 1863 to be the state's sole land grant college. Centre County became the home of the new school when James Irvin of Bellefonte donated 200 acres (809,000 m²) of land—the first of 10,101 acres the University would eventually acquire. 50 of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania.

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The university joined the Big Ten Conference in 1990 (1993 for football). Founded in 1855 as an agricultural school, the university became a land grant college in 1863 and now offers over 160 majors and boasts a $1.2 billion (USD) endowment, placing it among the top ten public universities in the United States. The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university based in State College, Pennsylvania (the university uses a "University Park, Pennsylvania" to differentiate University addresses from those in town), with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. The Pennsylvania State University.

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List of National Championships Won by Penn State. Schreyer Honors College. Student Alumni Corps. 61st in fine arts.

58th in nursing. 57th in public affairs. 51st in history. 28th in English.

17th in sociology. 7th in criminology. 36th in psychology. 35th in political science.

35th in computer science. 45th in biological sciences. 18th in chemistry. 27th in physics.

7th in geology. 26th in mathematics. 28th in economics. 90th among law schools.

3rd in higher education administration, 4th in vocational/technical education, and 6th in counseling/personnel services. 34th among schools of education